Meet the Blanding’s Turtle Protectors

January 22, 2014

Earth Ranger Ashna chats with Julia, a researcher from the Toronto Zoo, to learn how the Toronto Zoo is helping to protect Blanding’s turtles. By collecting eggs from at risk nest and raising the hatchlings at the Zoo, Julia and her team are really making a difference for these reptiles. Check out this video to learn more…

Nope she doesn’t freak out! After a mother turtle lays her eggs, she leaves the nest and doesn’t come back. The babies are left to hatch on their own. The Toronto Zoo inspects these nests, looking for ones that are in places that put the babies at risk. These are the eggs that they help out.